and they sentthe varicoloredtunicand broughtit to their fatherand said,"We foundthis;pleaseexamine[it] to [see] whether it is your son'stunicornot."
"Nowthen, comeand let us killhim and throwhim into oneof the pits;and we will say,'A wildbeastdevouredhim.' Then let us seewhatwill becomeof his dreams!"
Now IsraellovedJosephmorethanallhis sons,becausehe was the sonof his oldage;and he madehim a varicoloredtunic.
So they tookJoseph'stunic,and slaughtereda malegoatand dippedthe tunicin the blood;
Then he examinedit and said,"It is my son'stunic.A wildbeasthas devouredhim; Josephhas surelybeen tornto pieces!"
It was while she was being broughtout that she sentto her father-in-law,saying,"I am with childby the manto whomthesethingsbelong." And she said,"Pleaseexamineand see,whosesignetringand cordsand staffare these?"
but whenthissonof yourscame,who has devouredyour wealthwith prostitutes,you killedthe fattenedcalffor him.'
